Keep Chicago Beautiful
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Keep Chicago Beautiful's tune is keeping Chicagoland clean and beautiful. That takes good solid waste management practices.

Using less stuff. Recycling, composting, and reusing things. Sending the rest to landfills. Preventing litter. Spiffing up our neighborhoods. Find out how you can be "part of the solution, not part of the pollution."

20 years ago, there was one curbside recycling program in the US. Today there are 10,000!

Environmental Education Workshops for Teachers

Workshops 2011

Our New Dates are:

  • November 5, 2011
  • February 4, 2012
  • March 3, 2012
  • April 7, 2012
Workshops are held at the
Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 North Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, 60612
Parking in rear
Look for "CCGT" on building
To RSVP: Go to this link
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Chicago Park District May 2011: Scotts Gro1000
Green Wrigley
Check out a video about the Chicago Cubs's recycling program.
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
For more than 20 years, Keep Chicago Beautiful has successfully taught the program known nationwide as the 'Chicago Model' of the "Waste in Place" curriculum to thousands of school teachers and those studying to be teachers, in the Chicago area, who, in turn, have taught hundreds of thousands of children the key concepts of the benefits of eliminating litter and reducing solid waste through conservation, reuse and recycling. Read More. . .
City of Chicago Recycling Links
Blue Bag Recycling Game
Solid Waste Management Tips
Reduce - Use less packaging

Reuse - Save those containers and find other uses

Recycle - Throw things out in the appropriate receptacles


Be part of the solution! You can put waste in its place.
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KCB Get Involved
Planning a picnic or taking part in an outdoor festival? Then check out the the award-winning Guide to Recycling at Chicago Festivals for all the information you'll need to Keep Chicago Beautiful when you celebrate.

Looking for a number or a contact but you're just not sure how to get a hold of them? Then Office of the Mayor phone directory and you'll surely find the number you need.